Re: [VOTE] Clarify discussion and voting period rules

From: Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2025 15:25:25 +0000
Subject: Re: [VOTE] Clarify discussion and voting period rules
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On 11/9/25 16:15, Rob Landers wrote:

May I ask, as a follow-up task, to add some kind of copy/pastable templates to the rfc:howto (https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto)? For example, what information needs to be sent in major/minor/editorial changes? Do you need to declare which type of change it is and its effect, or is it simply assumed everyone knows?


I had planned to make some changes to the template at https://wiki.php.net/rfc/template, but not the How To. I can have a look at the How To as well.


_Major and minor changes MUST be announced in the official discussion thread, either in a dedicated email summarizing a list of changes or in a reply to another email that clearly indicates that changes to the RFC text have been made in response to that email._


Does this mean "A major change has been made" as in literally announcing the type of change, or just that the change must be announced?


The latter. The required email is intended as an invitation to the participants to have another look after the RFC authors believe that the changes to the RFC are complete (for now) and then to discuss the latest changes.

The type of change (Major / Minor) should be clear for the majority of changes, but spelling it out explicitly can't hurt - if only for yourself to keep track of things. Keeping a changelog in the RFC will help as well.

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus

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